Welcome To The World Claire!

She is finally here. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 (Congrats to the Godmother Amy. She picked the date). She was born at 6:48am and weighed in at a whole 5lbs. 7ozs and was 19 inches long. It was an adventure as it seems everything is that we do. Sara had been only dilated 3cms all night. She changed to 4cms at about 4am and then she started having some strong contractions. The nurse came in at about 6:30 to check on her and sure enough it was go time! Luckily I was up at 5:30 and had showered and was ready to go. I watched the entire thing. I am glad I watched it all. It was amazing! When her head finally came out and the doctor cleared out her airways she started screaming and I was so excited. She is perfect!

The downside is Sara would not stop bleeding and they could not get the placenta out. They had to rush her into surgery and do a DNC. I was left sitting there with Claire scared to death. I said my prayers and about an hour later Sara came back in and was ok. She is very very groggy. She has not recovered from the meds they gave her and she is having a tough time staying awake. They are keeping a close eye on her. She may be here for a few days extra because of all of the issues. Doctor said we need to see how her body responds.

I missed so much of the story because I am trying to get this all out before Claire & Sara wake up. I am so thankful for all the prayers that everyone has given us. Everyone of you are my gifts from God. Thanks and as things settle down I will update you guys more.

Our love to all, Jason & Sara

Turkey Day Pics

Well since I have a spare minute and have the computer and the camera all in one place I decided to post a few of our Thanksgiving Day pics. Enjoy these pics.

PS - I AM SO ANXIOUS! Come on Claire. Sara is still only dilated 3cms. Not much change.

Our 26lb. bird!

Hospital Pics

Well I am just relaxing and not doing much of anything. Here is some pics from the evening.

Sara with her friends Marilyn and Melanie

Baby Claire Watch Update

Hello to everyone that might be following or reading for the first time. Sara has her epidural and just after that they broke her water. Everything is progressing nicely. We have an awesome nurse. Her name is Melissa. The bummer is we are losing her at 11. Lets hope our next nurse us just as cool. We are in for a long night.

Our love to all.

PS - I need a lot of coffee! Also, we are sitting here trying to think of a middle name. We have had NO luck at all. We are looking for something unique, cool, different etc. It is harder than you think.

The Day Has Come!

The day has finally arrived. We were at the hospital Sunday night because Sara thought that her water broke. We were told that her water did not break and we were sent home. Frustated and sad we were sent home.

Well Sara had an appointment with the specialist today. When they did her ultrasound her amniotic fluid was low. The doctor said that we were going to have our Claire in 24 hours. Well they would not let Sara leave until they heard from her doctor because they said they may want her to head to the hospital and induce her. The doctor did not call her so they sent her home. About half way home the doctor called her and said that they wanted her to be at the hospital in 30 minutes. That was not happening because I had not even left work yet.

I immediately left work and started heading home......fast. So fast I got pulled over from the City of Milton's finest. That's right. The cop was actually very nice. I explained the situation and why I was speeding. I was doing 60-65 in a 45. It took me about 2 minutes to convince him why I was speeding and that I was not lying.

We got to the hospital about 3:30. It took them a while to get us a room but we got one and got set up. At last check she was dilated 3cm and 70% effaced. She is having contractions every 1-3 minutes but they are not strong yet. They have put her on pitossin and her contractions have started to get stronger as I type.

We are both very excited that it looks like Claire will be with us in anywhere from 4 to 12 hours. Please keep us and Claire in your thoughts and prayers.

Our love to all,

Jason and Sara

Baby Claire Watch 2008

This just in from our mom to be after her doctor appointment:

Dilated - 2 centimeters
and
20% effaced

No other doctors visits until next week. Stay tuned!

Mangiare, Essen, Jesc, Comer, Manger, EAT!

That is how you say eat in Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, French and of course English. Sara went to see the specialist today for her ultrasound. The doctor said that everything looks ok but that Claire's weight is not where they would like to see it. She was at 5lbs. 6ozs. The doctor said that he wants to see Sara eat more so she can get Claire to put on a few extra pounds. She was in the 63rd percentile for weight last time but this time she was in the 34th percentile. The specialist wants to see Sara next week and also the week after. The doctor said that everything else looks great. I am of course worrying now. I am sure everything will be fine. Please keep Claire in your prayers. Just a few more weeks to go!